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Course Description

Course Profile

The course will tell you everything you need to start a safe investment in digital currencies.

You will learn about their pros and cons as compared to fiat currencies (traditional) and decide for yourself which suits you better.

According to world economists, the coming decade is to be abreakthrough for the finance sector mainly thanks to the blockchain technology on which cryptocurrencies are based. It is worth getting to know it now, before it stays in the mainstream permanently.

The course is designed to provide an introductory understanding of decentralized digital currencies (cryptocurrencies) such as Bitcoin. In particular, the course will survey the theory and principles by which cryptocurrencies operate, practical examples of basic cryptocurrency use, including clients, wallets, transactions. We’ll look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem financial

services and discuss the existing and potential interaction of cryptocurrencies with the banking, financial, legal and regulatory environment. Lastly we’ll examine in detail how cryptocurrencies can be viewed from an innovation perspective and what opportunities they present for the developing world.

Education Requirements

Recruitment of candidates for the Study is open and takes place on the basis of reservation of places through registration in the Postgraduate Studies Information System (ISSP) of the Warsaw School of Economics.